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by Deborah Sweeney | Featured ContributorEntrepreneurship isn’t for the faint of heart. Starting a small business means that you get to pursue your passion, but must also make sacrifices, like careful budgeting and working more hours outside the traditional 9-5 schedule, to reach your goals. However, this investment of time and energy does pay off as more and more individuals turn to entrepreneurship every year.A recent report from Guidant Financial and the Small Business Trends Alliance ...
by Katie Sullivan Ah, good ‘ol limiting beliefs. We all know them well, whether we’re aware of it or not, especially as women entrepreneurs. From day one we’re taught that business is for boys, and sadly, too many of us grew up believing that was true. But there’s one thing all successful business women must…
by Louisa Liska When I first started the journey of entrepreneurship, I really didn’t know what to expect. I had been working in business for many years so felt confident with a lot of my skills and business knowledge. But as soon as the Google gods recognized I was looking at starting my own blog,…
by Dr. R. Kay Green | Featured Contributor January has hardly begun, but already people are forgetting or giving up on their resolutions and goals. This is a process that happens every year, and it happens because once the “shine” is off the new year, it can be incredibly hard to stay motivated. However, “hard”…
by Donna Amos | Featured Contributor The video revolution has completely transformed how we consume content. Now, information is delivered in a visual, entertaining, and even interactive manner that engages users better than any other medium. Video is also a natural storytelling medium, making it both compelling and persuasive. These combined elements are why video advertising is so…
by Silke Wolf Do you need to go on a vacation? No. Nearly 50% of Americans got by without taking one last year. But if you’re a hard-working entrepreneur juggling everything from funnels to freelance employees, you should go on vacation this year. And I’m not just saying that because, as a vacation concierge, it’s…
by Natasha Zolotareva If you’re to stand out from the rest, distinct personal branding is crucial in this heavy statured market. Providing PR services to authors and thought leaders I know if your website looks like it was made in the 90s and your social accounts are “raw and authentic” but have no visual unity…
by Jennifer Wolfsberg There comes a time in life when a shift of professional interest seems to occur. It is not an abrupt or obvious feeling, and for some it is a gradual redirection of career focus or personal interest. The self-awareness that it takes to recognize that you are in this phase is not…
by Michelle Heinsimer After months of hard work, literal sweat and only a handful of tears, I clicked submit, held my breath and hoped for the best. It was the start of my latest product launch and if this one didn’t work, it was probably going to be my last. Over the prior year, I’d…
by Dr. R. Kay Green | Featured Contributor 2020 is just around the corner. This start of a new year — and a new decade — is an exciting time for business owners. It is a time for goal-setting, strategizing, and looking to a future of improvement and growth. In that spirit, here are 20…
by Liz London It’s common for businesses to hit a plateau at some point. You might be working just as hard, if not harder, as when you threw your doors open, giddy with excitement at all the shiny new possibilities. But profits have stalled, or you can’t seem to get past that “barely-surviving” breaking point….
by SJ Barakony | Featured Contributor ‘Lean in … it’s growing daily.’ As this blog goes live, we find ourselves on a chronological cusp; it’s not just A New Year’s Eve/Day: it marks an entirely new decade! The 2020’s will bring us untold innovation which’ll make us do double-takes; one trend, though, that…
by Sue Perez | Featured Contributor With days to go until 2020 everyone is getting their gift shopping done and attending those Holiday Parties. But as entrepreneurs we are planning. The activities we are doing now in December yields fruit 60 sometimes 90 days later. I have my schedule laid out for the next 4…